Exhibition opener

It was only an exhibition game, but Monday night's 7-1 loss to the Kings at The Pond wasn't much of a season debut for the Ducks, especially in their new uniforms. As Coach Randy Carlyle put it, it was pretty much a case of men against boys for most of the night, and the Ducks were on the wrong end. Certainly, things figure to be different when players such as Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Teemu Selanne and Andy McDonald are in the lineup. Neither goaltender who played for the Ducks, Michael Leighton nor Ilya Bryzgalov, had much success, Leighton giving up three goals on 19 shots and Bryzgalov four goals on 17 shots. Then again, as Carlyle said, neither had much help. Maybe the Ducks can put on a better show Wednesday night, when they face the San Jose Sharks at The Pond.

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